Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network and the Italian Federation of Incontinent and Stomised Associations (FAIS) have launched a European-wide project for the recognition of the rights of people with ostomy. New Civic Recommendations and the communication campaign "(In)visible" have been presented
The Healthy Technology Act 2025, proposed in USA, could grant artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies the status of "authorized practitioners", allowing them to prescribe medications without human intervention. What scenarios does this open up, and why is the situation different in Europe?
A TrendSanità ebook takes stock of the reproductive issue in Poland: Maria Boratyńska, Professor of Health Law and secretary of the Bioethics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, summarizes -on the eve of the elections - the main issues on abortion rights and in vitro fertilization in her country
Assistants often mistaken for doctors: they have existed in the UK for decades to at least partially counteract the shortage of medical staff. Today, however, despite plans to increase their numbers, they are becoming a problem
The European Medicines Agency recently launched the first version of a platform to automate and standardise data collection on drug shortages. Monica Dias, Head of Supply and Availability of medicines and medical devices at EMA, discusses it with TrendSanità
There is a shortage of GPs throughout Europe and it is not just a question of remuneration. According to Tiago Villanueva, President of UEMO, ways must be found to keep the younger generation within the general practice pathway
Alessandro Vespignani, among the world's leading experts in computational epidemiology, tells TrendSanità what the future of infectious disease prediction looks like. It starts from widespread organization at the supranational level to a network of sentinels at airports to measure the movement of viruses
Antonio Decaro, elected president of the largest committee in the European Parliament, the ENVI (Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety), speaks for the first time in an interview with TrendSanità about the challenges of his mandate
The European Patients' Forum aims, through its projects, at a more equal, inclusive and empowered healthcare by encouraging the involvement of patients in European healthcare decisions
Whoever is chosen will need to navigate the need to prepare for future health emergencies, promote equitable access to healthcare services, and address Europe's complex demographic and environmental challenges
Stine Bosse (liberal) and Laurent Castillo (centre-right) highlight as priorities essential medicines, innovation, preventive health and a health committee
Vaccines represent one of the most extraordinary discoveries in medicine, capable of preventing millions of deaths and significantly improving the quality of life globally. And where they are lacking, the difference is evident. An in-depth analysis with Stefano Vella, Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Catholic University of Rome
In the wake of the European Court of Justice’s historic ruling, Greens MEP Rosa D’Amato emphasises the need to close the Taranto steel plant, starting an economic reconversion of the area using the Just Transition Fund. The current political debate opposes the right to health and the right to work
The decision could come as early as today: an ad-hoc group would allow more attention and resources to be devoted to the sector, but opponents emphasize the importance of preserving the "One Health" approach
Reflections on system resilience and the need to stimulate innovation, including the use of AI, are emerging in Sweden. TrendSanità spoke about this with Birger Forsberg, Associate Professor in International Health at the Karolinska Institutet
Health-related issues have not been the focus of the (poor) European election campaign: these are national competencies and there is a struggle to find joint solutions.
On Across Europe the main challenges for the next 5 years
At TrendSanità, Antonio Parenti, Head of the European Commission Representation in Italy, on initiatives to counter manipulations ahead of the elections
Director at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control points out the absence of discussion on Member States health preparedness in the political debate. Interviewed by TrendSanità, Dr Ammon identified antimicrobial resistance as another pivotal challenge
Antoniya Dimova, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Public Health in Varna, and member of the expert network of the WHO Barcelona Office, highlights the strengths and vulnerabilities of Bulgarian healthcare
